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Flotilla of freedom-2? will sail to Gaza, even if Israel does not lift the embargo, Chairman of the Turkish NGO IHH-Humanitarian Relief Foundation Bulent Yildirim told reporters on Monday at a conference on plans to deliver humanitarian assistance to the Palestinians in Gaza.“‘Flotilla of freedom-2? will sail to Gaza, despite Israel’s embargo,” Yildirim said.

There is no comparison to the two occupations… one is for social change and civil liberties, the other is for destruction, murder and land grabbing… One is receiving world wide support daily, the other is condemned worldwide.

As Palestinian prisoners’ hunger strike enters its second week, international solidarity is needed now, more than ever. Prisoners are being sent to isolation in increasing numbers, family visits are being denied, families threatened and identity cards conficated, lawyer visits denied, and belongings and clothing confiscated.

Defying U.S. and Israeli opposition, Palestinians asked the United Nations on Friday to accept them as a member state, sidestepping nearly two decades of troubled negotiations in the hope this dramatic move on the world stage would reenergize their quest for an independent homeland.